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News Releases
| 2/10/2012 |
Commission Approves Spending Plan for Plant Vogtle ConstructionATLANTA, February 10, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) today unanimously approved Georgia Power’s latest request for approval of its expenditures at its Plant Vogtle nuclear power construction project near Waynesboro, Georgia. The Commission approved an agreement between the Company and the Commission’s Public Interest Advocacy Staff to settle issues in Georgia Power’s Fifth Semi-Annual Vogtle Construction Monitoring Report for the period ending June 30, 2011. read more > |
| 2/9/2012 |
Commission Reacts to NRC Approval of Plant Vogtle Combined Construction and Operating LicenseATLANTA, February 9, 2012 – Members of the Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) are applauding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to grant the Combined Construction and Operating License (COL) to the Southern Nuclear Operating Company so that construction of the two new units at Plant Vogtle owned by Georgia Power and other co-owners can begin in earnest. This will be the first new nuclear power plant construction in the nation in 30 years. read more > |
| 2/10/2012 |
Commissioner Wise Takes Part in Electricity Reliability Roundtable in Washington, D.c.Atlanta, February 10, 2012 – Georgia Public Service Commissioner Stan Wise participated in the National Electricity Reliability Roundtable held February 9, 2012 in Washington, D.C, hosted by the Institute for the 21st Century, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. read more > |
| 1/24/2012 |
Commission Approves Rate Reduction for Atmos Energy CustomersATLANTA, January 24, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission today approved a reduction in rates that will save Atmos Energy residential customers in Georgia $12.50 in 2012. The reduction is part of the Company’s first Georgia Rate Adjustment Mechanism (GRAM) that provides an overall rate reduction of more than $820,000 this year. Today’s action follows the Commission’s December 14, 2011 approval of a unique stipulation or settlement between Atmos and Commission Staff in Docket 34734. Georgia law allows the Commission to adopt alternative forms of regulation for natural gas utilities in Georgia. read more > |
| 1/17/2012 |
Echols to Chair Commission in 2012ATLANTA, January 17, 2012 – Commissioner Tim G. Echols begins a one-year term as Chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) for 2012, taking the gavel from outgoing Chairman Stan Wise. Echols is the newest member of the Commission, read more > |
| 1/10/2012 |
Commissioners and Legislators Hear Presentation on Renewable Energy TechnologyATLANTA, January 10, 2012 – More than two dozen legislators, along with Commissioners Tim Echols and Chuck Eaton of the Georgia Public Service Commission, attended a presentation on Monday January 9, 2012 at the State Capitol on renewable energy initiatives and what those technologies mean for Georgia. General Electric (GE) Power and Water representatives described the challenges of integrating renewable generation resources into the power grid, based on a detailed study performed by GE Energy Consulting and the solutions GE offers to overcome these challenges. The presentation also included an overview of flexible gas turbine technology, power plant evaluation techniques for the future renewable-saturated power grid, as well as information on GE's current solar portfolio products. read more > |
| 1/3/2012 |
Commissioner Stan Wise Requests Georgia Natural Marketers to Clarify Conflicting Reports on Georgia Natural Gas PricesAtlanta, January 3, 2012 – Georgia Public Service Commissioner Stan Wise today requested that Georgia’s natural gas marketers file briefs with the Commission by Wednesday January 11, 2012 to explain the contradiction between a federal report that Atlanta area consumers paid more than 37 per cent higher natural gas prices in November 2011 compared to November 2010, and a report in the December 31, 2011 Wall Street Journal headlined “Natural Gas Falls to Two-Year Low. read more > |
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